MUSICIAN MAYONDE SET TO RELEASE NEW EP START AGAIN

Popular Kenyan musician Mayonde is set to release her latest EP, Start Again, marking her rebirth. Mayonde’s absence from the music fray has been seminal following a string of Kenyan pop records such as Nairobi and Kama Kawaida.  

“The inspiration behind ‘Start Again’ was picking myself up after the burnout caused by chasing a pop career and coming to a place where I wanted to focus on making music that flowed freely from my spirit.

I had tried to crack the market and make what I thought would make me a famous artist, and I lost my passion. Start Again was about being my most authentic self and falling in love with new music.” she said.

Her latest EP is a fresh slate in her new musical journey. In Start Again, Mayonde takes us back to the days she grew up listening to Pop, Reggae, R&B, and Hip Hop. All these form what she terms as Nairobi Bounce, a conglomeration of the different genres she was exposed to growing up in Nairobi. 

Mayonde blended South African House and West African Afrobeat elements and sprinkled them into the EP, creating a fresh and versatile sound. With this record, Mayonde is reviving her passion for singing and songwriting while tapping into her most authentic expression as an artist and is ecstatic to share it with the world.

“It took about 4 months to write and produce the music on the EP, all while I was pregnant and creating life, and that was quite challenging, but altogether, it was such a spiritual and uplifting experience.” Mayonde added.